Overview

The ball-bearing pilots on these bits make it virtually impossible to cut too deep, eliminating expensive and time-consuming rework. The bearing guide is on the bottom of the shaft, below the blades, which lets you trim face frames flush with cabinet sides, shelf caps flush with shelves, or veneers and laminates flush with the substrate. The cutter can also be used for template work where the template is below the worked material or, alternatively, with a router mounted in a router table where the template is above the worked material. In both cases it is suitable for straight and particularly shaped patterns.

I am sort of new to the world of router tables so I was a little hesitant about using this bit in my router table to use it as a vertical jointer. It actually works great. Took me a few times to make the proper adjustments on the table before it worked as it should but that was not the fault of the bit.

Lately, I have been using my flush trim bits A LOT. I build guitars as a hobby now (retired carpenter) and these work perfectly with the templates I've made. I've found the Rockler brand to be quite durable, and relatively inexpensive.